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Edie Abnet

Visual Artist: Mixed Media; Visual Artist: Painting

“My painting is a joyful response to the environment around me, to the things right outside my window. The dramatic effect of my work is intentional in order to keep the eye actively involved and the vivid color and line creates drama with the subjects of my paintings. These subjects, the birds for example, are a vicarious expression of me, the artist.” Edie Abnet grew up in Minnesota and attended art classes at the University of Minnesota and later, the Philbrooke Art Center in Tulsa, OK. She started painting with translucent watercolor and found the “rules” of watercolor painting too restrictive. Largely self-taught, she developed her distinctive style after years of painting and experimenting with mixed media. Design is the foundation of Abnet’s artwork. It is the first and critical step to her creative process. The artist has a vague idea of a tableau or “story” from which to begin. This tableau is greatly influenced as she creates the design. She initially sets down the color and watches as the painting evolves through layers of wet translucent watercolor. Abnet then enhances the composition by outlining in brilliant pastel or watercolor based crayon. These dramatic effects create a tension that draws the viewer into her work. Her distinctive paintings can be found in corporate and private collections throughout the Midwest.

Gloria Adrian

Visual Artist: Painting

When I begin a series of paintings, I never know where the process will lead me. As a painter, my art is a synthesis of my personal feelings, the subject or colors that inspire me, and my materials and techniques. I use changing light to create a variety of moods. Typically, I start paintings with a color idea and evolve toward compositions in which color is my primary subject. The joy of painting for me is losing myself in the process and letting the paint lead the way. Serenity and simplicity are my primary goals.

Jeff Ambroz

Visual Artist: Painting

My art explores the process of arranging – and rearranging – our lives. As I wrestle with this theme, I’m working to create art that reflects the lives we create, as we continually add, subtract and compose the many parts of our being. Doing so can be slow, and even painful, as self-doubt tries to creep in and take us off track. Ultimately, through this process we create compositions for our lives that are wondrous, beautiful and inspiring to those around us. My art incorporates elements of gestural, abstract and expressionist styles. Currently, I’m primarily working in mixed media, creating nonrepresentational compositions recognized for their visible paint strokes and fractured, multi-layered appearance. The resulting art reflects the layers of our lived experiences; the bonds we form, break and repair; and the passage of time. I live in Cottage Grove, MN. I studied art at Morningside College in Sioux City, IA and graduated from Metropolitan State University in Saint Paul, MN.

Jennifer Anderson

Visual Artist: Painting

I grew up in a little town in Connecticut. I grew up loving the outdoors. I received a BFA at Piedmont College in Demorest, GA. Then I hiked the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine with my now husband Kyle. I have lived in Minnesota since 2009 and love the parks and people! My husband and I continue to do little hikes and adventures. Each of my works is a self portrait describing a part of me and my life. I explore and pull details from stories, people and the world around me, jotting down the different scenes and pulling on the emotions they hold. I use nature and the female figure to relay stories of human life as well as my own. I have a strong love for and connection to nature and all it has to offer. Because of this, nature appears in many of my works. Using places I visit and have lived, I draw my landscapes as an emotion and document a memory of how I felt looking at a certain mountain, lake, or scene. Life can be illustrated through the amazing earth, and the many life forms it can create and take away. Each living thing has a purpose and a place, and I draw from their life to create a connection or meaning with my own. The use of the female figure is seen throughout my work. She is a narrator telling a story and a connection between the viewer and me, the artist. She is there to take on whatever role I feel she is meant to have or needs to portray. Her clothes and possessions are very important. They are descriptors that make her into someone specific. When she lacks clothes, it is done to make her have less of an identity. I depend on the female figure because as a woman it is how I connect to my work and add a part of me to the painting.

Emily Anderson

Visual Artist: Painting

Emily Anderson is a painter of landscapes and the owner of HWY North Gift Shop & Gallery. Emily’s love for the outdoors deeply inspires her artwork; the urge to capture the beauty of endangered areas and the decreasing sacred spaces within nature is a driving force that keeps her creating. Forests and bodies of water are ever-present companions in Emily’s life, whether during her time spent on the coastal shores of Central California, on her daily walks along the St. Croix River, or on seasonal trips to the family cabin on Lake Superior. Emily hopes to explore the oceans and forests of the world, painting their beauty, with hopes that the paintings can continue to tell a story that is bigger than us.

Stephani Atkins

Storyteller; Teacher / Instructor

Stephani Atkins works as the Executive Director for StoryArk. In this role, she oversees the planning and implementation of creative writing opportunities for secondary students at The Shire. In addition, Ms. Atkins leads The Shire’s Audio Drama Team as writing mentor and executive producer of the radio and podcast series HUSH. In her past positions, Ms. Atkins has headed up youth programming, developed curriculum, initiated new ministries and organized events for a number of non-profits including mega churches, public schools and advocacy groups. She just recently worked as a marketing director for Liberty Classical Academy and has been involved in public relations as a volunteer for various arts organizations. She has served on numerous boards including The Partnership Plan, Stillwater Public Library Foundation, Students Take Action Network, and Parents United for Public Schools. Ms. Atkins graduated from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois with a liberal arts degree that focused on journalism, American culture and secondary education.

Holland Atkinson

Visual Artist: Photography

Holland Atkinson is a practicing artist increasing their audience to secure a second career. Holland’s work has primarily focused on graphic design, which is what they hold an Associate Degree in. They sell designs which often focus on minerals and the natural wonders of Minnesota. To date Holland has primarily used third party vendors to print and distribute the products along with social media for broad consumption. The last two years have been a period in which they have explored photography on a serious level. Their subjects normally include detailed macro photographs of minerals and wide-angle landscape shots.

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